Collar for shirts.



B. SUNSHINE.

COLLAR FOR SHIRTS.

APPLIUATION FILED 0012.9, 1912.

1,063,747, A Patented June 3, 1913.

y I.: y v INVENTOR l 9e/fami z/ns/z/'ne/ ATTORNEYS BENJAMIN SUNSHIN, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

COLLAR non Samira Spe'cicaton of Letters latent.

Patented June 3,'1a13.

Application 'legctcber 9, 1912. lSerial N @$24,721.

a full, clear, and exact description.

rl`he invention relates to wearingapparel and its object is to provide a new and im proved soft collar for shirts, arranged to permit ,wearing the collar in turned-downfashion or in high doubled-up style, to suit the convenience and comfortof the wearer.

For the purpose mentioned a soft collar is provided at its points with buttonholes and the neckband is provided at its front with buttons spaced sidewise apart and adapted to be engaged by the said buttonholes to hold the collar doubled up at the frontportions.

Avpractical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw` ings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indi, cate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is `a perspective view of the collar in turned-down position and as forming an integral part of a soft or negligee shirt; Fig. 2 .is a similar view of the same showing the collar closed and arranged in turned-down fashion; Fig. 3 is a like view of the same showing the collar arranged in high doubled-up style; Fig. 4 is a perspective' view of a portion of the same, art being broken out to disclose the rein orce or lining of the collar; and Fig. 5 is a cross sectional perspective viewl of the same.

As shown in the drawings, the shirt A is provided with a neckband B which also forms the neckband for the turned-down collar C, both the shirt and the collar being of soft material. The neckband B is vided with overlapping ends B', B2, of which the end B is providedv with buttons l) spaced sidewise apart and adapted to be enga ed by buttonholes D on the other end B2 o? the neckband so as to hold the latter in closed position, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3.

The points of the soft collar C are provided with buttonholesA C', preferably dis- `d diagonally, and adapted to be engaged with the spaced buttons as indicated in Fig. 3, whereby the front portions nf the collar C are doubled up and-the collar is in Fig', 3. pro-v converted into amilitary collar 1n contrast to. the turned-down collar shown in Fig. 2; The collar C is provided with a lining or reinforce E extending'atxthe front from the bottom edge of the collar within a distance from the upper edge of the collar to provide joints or creases C2 of the front collar por" tions doubled up for a high ormilitary collar so as to give thev front portionsA of the collar the desired stiffness.' The lining or reinforce is placed between the two plies of the collar and is fastened along its up r edge by stitches F'to the inner ply so t at the vstitches are not visible when the collail is usedas a turned-down or as a higher military collar.

'From the foregoing it will be seen that by the arrangement described the collar can be worn either in turned-"down fashion or inhigh doubled-up style, to suit the conven ience and comfort of the wearer.

Although the collar has been shown hav l ing its neckband forming vthe neckband of the shirt A, it is evident that a detachable collar of the character described may be used on, an ordinary shirt.

t It is understood that when changing the?l turned-down collar into a high doubled-up or military collar, the lcollar material 'on' acn count of its softness and the lining E read# ily creases at the front top portions of the collar and the Afront top portions'readily merge into the rear nonfdisturbed top portions of the collar, as will be readily understood by referenceto Fig. 3. lt'will also be noticed that when the collar is used as a turned-down collar (see Fig. 2), the front 4 side edges diverge', vand when the collar is converted'into-angh doubled-up collar the said front side' edges extend vertically in close proximity one to the other, as shown Having thus described my invention, l', claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:-

-A convertible soft collar having a neckband and a turned down portion'extending over and normally projecting substantially below said neckband, said neckband `having fastening members spaced sidewise between the front ends or points ofthe turned down portion, andsaid turned down portion have ing reinforcements in its said ends or points, the upper edges of which reinforcements arey spaced from the neckband whereby to leave the Soft portions ofthe collar exposed purpose of supporting the parts in un upl0 when the parts are in turned down position, right military posit-ion.

and the said upper edges of the reinforce- In testimony whereof I have signed my ments coinciding with the upper edge of the name to this specification in the presence of collar when the parts are in upright milivtwo subscribing Witnesses.

tary posit-ion, and lsaid yends or points of BENJAMIN SUNSHINE. said turned down port-ion being also pro- Witnesses: vided with means whereby to engage the THEO. G. HOSTER, i

fastening members of the neckband for the Pmnw D. RoLLHAUs. 

